Humour
How your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations appropriate my culture
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1196" align="alignright" width="300"] Illustration by Momo Lin[/caption] When you think of cultures that have faced adversity throughout history, the Irish are frequently overlooked. Whether it’s British home rule up until the early 20th-century, stereotypes about being lazy and drunken good-for-nothings, or light-hearted comments about serious tragedies like the potato famine, Irish people are often targeted but rarely given sympathy for their cultural background. It should come as little surprise then that the most discriminatory practice those of Irish descent face is also one of the most widely celebrated holidays of the year: St. Patrick’s Day. “That’s impossible,” you might…
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SFSS election heating up as incumbent candidate locks hopeful newcomer in boiler room
March 16, 2015With election season underway for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), things are heating up as promising newcomer Shaylene Pratt has already hit her first political roadblock: being locked in the boiler room of the Maggie Benston Building by current…
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Platforms that would get me excited about the SFSS election
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1282" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] A sustainable gondola from the top of Burnaby Mountain directly to my apartment More bursaries for people who always forget to apply for them Every second Monday off . . . from…
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Can we please talk about the literal elephant in the room?
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_895" align="alignnone" width="940"] Illustration by Chen Chen[/caption] Shaun, as you’ve probably grown to realize over the span of our relationship, I’m a woman of action and a woman of priorities; someone who’s not afraid of confronting things head-on and…
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If inspirational sports movie quotes were rewritten to be about tacos
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_892" align="alignnone" width="940"] Friday night delights || Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] Our deepest fear is not that our tacos are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that they are flavourful beyond measure. It is our taste, not our blandness, that…
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If categories for greeting card stands were accurate
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_917" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons[/caption] Instead of “Baby” “Congratulations on not using a condom” “I’m going to miss hanging out with you” “Is the baby mine?” Instead of “Condolences” “Sorry (I’m not sure for what exactly,…
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Chinese zodiac signs for the modern generation
March 2, 2015Welcome to 2015, or as it’s known in Chinese mythology, the year of the sheep. According to predictions, the next six months will see a lot of carry-over conflict from the year of the horse, but afterwards things will be…
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Americans condemn Human Rights Watch for publishing profanely-titled report
March 2, 2015[caption id="attachment_775" align="alignnone" width="940"] Illustration by Momo Lin[/caption] International research and advocacy group Human Rights Watch has come under fire for its most recent report: a 350-page document on the treatment of African-Americans in the United States titled “America officially still…
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